Adeel Akhtar
Acting
Né·e en 1980 · London, England, UK
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Akhtar is known for the bumbling Muslim extremist Faisal in Chris Morris's film Four Lions. Other comedic performances include Gupta in The Angelos Epithemiou Show, Maroush in The Dictator and Smee in Joe Wright and Pan. Akhtar has also won acclaim for his dramatic performances: in 2015, he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for his 2014 role as Wilson Wilson on Channel 4's Utopia. He played shopkeeper Ahmed alongside Toby Jones in the BBC mini-series Capital, and DS Ira King in the BBC's River. Reviewing River in The Daily Telegraph, Michael Hogan wrote, "This series was beautifully written by Abi Morgan, stylishly directed, and most of all, superbly acted. The quieter, less showy supporting players also shone. Not just stalwarts [...] but fresher faces: Adeel Akhtar as River's endlessly patient sidekick and Georgina Rich as his psychiatrist". In 2016 Akhtar appeared as Shahzad in the BBC one-off drama Murdered by My Father. He won the 2017 BAFTA award for Lead Actor for this role, the first non-white actor to do so. He also appeared as Rob Singhal in the acclaimed BBC miniseries based on John le Carré's The Night Manager. Adeel became a patron of Half Moon Theatre in autumn 2016.
Elsinore
Film · Nov 20, 2026
Role
National Theatre Live: The Estate
Film · 2025
Angad Singh
★ 6.8Down Cemetery Road
TV series · 2025
Hamza Malik
★ 7.1Black Doves
TV series · 2024
Prime Minister Eaves
★ 7.1Fool Me Once
TV series · 2024
Sami Kierce
★ 10.0Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
Film · 2023
Readings
★ 5.0The Walk
Film · 2023
Amar
★ 6.6The Puppet Asylum
Film · 2023
The Narrator
★ 6.4Murder Mystery 2
Film · 2023
The Maharajah
★ 7.4Enola Holmes 2
Film · 2022
Lestrade
★ 6.9Sherwood
TV series · 2022
Andy Fisher
★ 6.7Ali & Ava
Film · 2022
Ali
★ 6.2Save the Cinema
Film · 2022
Tom
★ 6.9Showtrial
TV series · 2021
Sam Malik
★ 6.9The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Film · 2021
Dan Rider
★ 7.0Robin Robin
Film · 2021
Dad Mouse
★ 6.2Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Film · 2021
Iman Masood
★ 7.7Sweet Tooth
TV series · 2021
Dr. Aditya Singh
★ 7.2Enola Holmes
Film · 2020
Lestrade
★ 6.1The Nest
Film · 2020
Steve
Raagni - The Movie
Film · 2019
Maulana Wahdi
★ 6.3Murder Mystery
Film · 2019
The Maharajah
★ 7.4Back to Life
TV series · 2019
Billy
★ 7.3Les Misérables
TV series · 2018
Thénardier
★ 6.1Swimming with Men
Film · 2018
Kurt
★ 7.9Killing Eve
TV series · 2018
Martin
★ 7.5Counterpart
TV series · 2017
Casper
★ 6.3Ghosted
TV series · 2017
Dr. Barry Shaw
★ 6.9Victoria & Abdul
Film · 2017
Mohammed
★ 6.1Hampstead
Film · 2017
Donald's Lawyer
★ 7.3The Big Sick
Film · 2017
Naveed Nanjiani
★ 5.9The Last Dragonslayer
Film · 2016
Mr. Brittles
★ 7.0The Circuit
Film · 2016
Gabe
★ 7.4Flowers
TV series · 2016
Doctor
★ 5.9Murdered by My Father
Film · 2016
Shahzad
★ 7.7The Night Manager
TV series · 2016
Rob Singhal
★ 7.1Capital
TV series · 2015
Ahmed
★ 7.4River
TV series · 2015
Ira King
★ 5.7Convenience
Film · 2015
Shaan
★ 6.0Pan
Film · 2015
Sam "Smee" Smiegel
★ 5.1War Book
Film · 2015
Mo
★ 5.9Keeping Up with the Joneses
Film · 2013
Jerry
★ 5.7Jadoo
Film · 2013
Vinod
★ 7.3The Job Lot
TV series · 2013
George Dhot
★ 8.5Stranger Things
Film · 2013
Mani
★ 8.0Utopia
Film · 2013
Wilson Wilson
★ 7.9Utopia
TV series · 2013
Wilson Wilson
★ 7.5The Angelos Epithemiou Show
TV series · 2012
Gupta
★ 6.2The Dictator
Film · 2012
Maroush
★ 7.0Four Lions
Film · 2010
Faisal
★ 6.7Traitor
Film · 2008
Hamzi
★ 6.0Conviction
TV series · 2006
Darpan Banerjee
★ 7.0Who Do You Think You Are?
TV series · 2004
Self
★ 7.6Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV series · 2001
Hazim